Faith Under Fire: A ‘Black Hawk Down’ Soldier Speaks

About The Podcast

Jeff Struecker’s 23-year career in the United States Army has taken him from the training grounds of Fort Moore to the bloody streets of Iraq and Somalia. It’s also taken him on a unique journey from soldier to chaplain, a journey that allowed him to share his faith with many other men in uniform and continue changing lives as the founding pastor of 2 Cities Church in Columbus, Georgia. In conversation with Paul Amos, the Silver Star honoree and Army Ranger Hall of Famer talks about how faith has impacted his military service and patriotism, being a leader to his own family, and learning to let go of our mistakes.

Show Notes

Additional Resources: 

• Books by Jeff Struecker:
  • The Road To Unafraid: How the Army’s Top Ranger Faced Fear and Found Courage through Black Hawk Down and Beyond
  • Start Here: Why Jesus Came and How His Message Gives You Life
  • Certain Jeopardy
  • Blaze of Glory 
  • Fallen Angel 
  • Hide and Seek 
    
    
• Unbeatable Podcast  with Jeff Struecker
  
  

• Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise by Horst Schulze and Dean Merrill
  
  

• Wild at Heart by John Eldredge

Timestamps: 

0:00—Intro/”lightning round”

3:09—Why Jeff joined the military

14:54—The role of faith in his military service/the Mogadishu story

26:38—Where patriotism and faith intersect

30:31—Life after the military

37:54—Leadership and the family

49:04—What Jeff’s learned from doing a podcast

53:30—Jeff’s advice for the audience